Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Botswana
-196,207 tonnes
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
-164,550 tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
151st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
150th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Botswana
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports -164,550 tonnes against -196,207 tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 31,657 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Botswana ranks 151st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 150th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 10 and Trinidad and Tobago in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 369,932 tonnes | 863,982 tonnes | 494,050 tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 473,576 tonnes | 790,790 tonnes | 317,215 tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 520,358 tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 516,719 tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 590,010 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 493,490 tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 802,258 tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 915,795 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 551,351 tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 1.35 million tonnes | 316,518 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1930s | 1.86 million tonnes | 256,070 tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1940s | 3.05 million tonnes | 915,428 tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1950s | 3.37 million tonnes | -392,352 tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1960s | 3.07 million tonnes | -1.29 million tonnes | 4.36 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.55 million tonnes | -55,964 tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.37 million tonnes | -999,503 tonnes | 3.37 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.09 million tonnes | -443,483 tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.18 million tonnes | -877,891 tonnes | 3.05 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.74 million tonnes | -460,100 tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2020s | -362,802 tonnes | -199,505 tonnes | 163,297 tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Botswana or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at -164,550 tonnes against -196,207 tonnes in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 31,657 tonnes, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Botswana ranks 151st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 150th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.